US Live Earth is Ready

USA Live Earth Is Ready
Updated 09:01 PDT Tue, Apr 10 2007

Washington D.C. is going to miss out on one heck of a concert. The lineup for USA Live Earth was announced April 10 for Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and the lineup includes The Police, Roger Waters and Dave Matthews Band.

"Capping Live Earth with a blockbuster show like this will ensure we meet our challenge of building a mass audience to combat global warming," executive producer Kevin Wall said. "Live Earth will be a monumental event both in terms of entertainment and in turning the tide against global warming." The Live Earth concerts are expected to take place on every continent (yes, even Antarctica) on 7/7/07. London's lineup includes Madonna, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Genesis, Foo Fighters and Beastie Boys.

The U.S. show was originally planned for the Capitol Steps of Washington D.C. but ran into a political quagmire when opponents of carbon dioxide emission control kept the politically charged event from taking place.

Also on the U.S. lineup are Kanye West, John Mayer, Fall Out Boy, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, AFI, Akon, Kelly Clarkson, KT Tunstall, Ludacris, Melissa Etheridge, Rihanna, and The Smashing Pumpkins. The concerts will begin in Sydney and continue across all seven continents, concluding with the U.S. show.

Tickets go on sale April 16 at 10 a.m. EDT.
"We hope the energy created by Live Earth will jumpstart a massive public education effort," Live Earth Co-Chair Vice President Al Gore said.

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Originally posted by bizou311®:
Also on the U.S. lineup are Kanye West, John Mayer, Fall Out Boy, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, AFI, Akon, Kelly Clarkson, KT Tunstall, Ludacris, Melissa Etheridge, Rihanna, and The Smashing Pumpkins.

sweet. now i can go to the tortoise show and not have to deal with extra traffic the mass of people attending that crapfest.

Roger Waters is the only set I would be interested in seeing.

Live on stage in London will be:

BEASTIE BOYS
BLACK EYED PEAS
BLOC PARTY
CORINNE BAILEY RAE
DAMIEN RICE
DAVID GRAY
DURAN DURAN
FOO FIGHTERS
GENESIS
JAMES BLUNT
JOHN LEGEND
KEANE
MADONNA
PAOLO NUTINI
RAZORLIGHT
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
SNOW PATROL

The mention of Dave Matthews makes me want to throw up all over myself. Will this "band" PLEASE GO AWAY?

thank you.

i'd be interested in seeing the London concert, but there is no way i'm sitting through a whole day of crap just to hear the Police, Roger Waters and the Pumpkins (yes, i know two of the three are playing VFest, but i might not be in town for it).

Originally posted by sweetcell:
i'd be interested in seeing the London concert, but there is no way i'm sitting through a whole day of crap just to hear the Police, Roger Waters and the Pumpkins (yes, i know two of the three are playing VFest, but i might not be in town for it).

most of the rest of those london bands arent that horrible to sit through, really. better than the US show! and i suppose if the london airfare/hotel and all that is not an issue then you're being sorta picky!

Originally posted by le sonick:
most of the rest of those london bands arent that horrible to sit through, really. better than the US show! and i suppose if the london airfare/hotel and all that is not an issue then you're being sorta picky!

sonick: police, pumpkins & waters will be playing here in the US. so i was saying that the US show is lackluster while the UK show looks quite decent. maybe i wasn't clear?

wow, I'd much rather see the U.S. show than the U.K. show. That might be the first and only time I ever say that.

Regardless of the rest of the day, I don't think I'll ever get the chance to see Roger Waters and the Smashing Pumpkins on the same stage. Not to mention the Police.

Wouldnt flying over to London defeat the purpose of "Earth Day"?

I'd definitely want to see the London show.

Regardless, F*CK JAMES INHOFE AND HIS DAMN SELF taking this show away from DC.

Oh, that's right, it's all a crazy hoax to get more people to watch The Weather Channel.

Originally posted by callat703:
wow, I'd much rather see the U.S. show than the U.K. show. That might be the first and only time I ever say that.

Regardless of the rest of the day, I don't think I'll ever get the chance to see Roger Waters and the Smashing Pumpkins on the same stage. Not to mention the Police.

My thinking exactly. And this is coming from someone who already has 8th row Center stage seats to see the Police 2 weeks after that show. I'm 70%-30% on going. If it's in the $150 or < range, I'm up in there . . . .

Was it just me or did anyone else think that the concert was going to be free?

Originally posted by bizou311®:
Was it just me or did anyone else think that the concert was going to be free?

I thought the same thing. Now they don't say how much it is and you have to buy through Live Nation or Ticketmaster. I think the whole thing is kind of funny.

Originally posted by floyd:

Originally posted by bizou311®:
Was it just me or did anyone else think that the concert was going to be free?

I thought the same thing. Now they don't say how much it is and you have to buy through Live Nation or Ticketmaster. I think the whole thing is kind of funny.

Ditto. But as soon as I heard D.C. wasn't getting the show, I figured capitalism was finnin' to rear its homely head. Whatever . . . . I'm never gonna get to see Pink Floyd, and after having to pass on it last year cause of Virgin Festival, Roger's the closest thing. I'm comfortable with that.

Originally posted by TheDirector217:

Originally posted by floyd:

Originally posted by bizou311®:
Was it just me or did anyone else think that the concert was going to be free?

I thought the same thing. Now they don't say how much it is and you have to buy through Live Nation or Ticketmaster. I think the whole thing is kind of funny.

Ditto. But as soon as I heard D.C. wasn't getting the show, I figured capitalism was finnin' to rear its homely head. Whatever . . . . I'm never gonna get to see Pink Floyd, and after having to pass on it last year cause of Virgin Festival, Roger's the closest thing. I'm comfortable with that.

I would just go to Philly in June for that. I enjoyed the Roger Waters show I saw a few years ago so much that I'm thinking of hitting up the Wachovia Center show and getting a full set.

Roger Waters would've made for a nice opener for tortoise. :)

Originally posted by floyd:

Originally posted by TheDirector217:
Ditto. But as soon as I heard D.C. wasn't getting the show, I figured capitalism was finnin' to rear its homely head. Whatever . . . . I'm never gonna get to see Pink Floyd, and after having to pass on it last year cause of Virgin Festival, Roger's the closest thing. I'm comfortable with that.

I would just go to Philly in June for that. I enjoyed the Roger Waters show I saw a few years ago so much that I'm thinking of hitting up the Wachovia Center show and getting a full set.

I was thinking about doing the same for Roger at MSG in late May. Never seen a show at the Garden. Not sure if I wanna hold out for the Stones or U2 (which I've planning/meaning to do for about 4-5 years now) to come back out on the road to do it. Decisions, decisions . . . .